And I Keep On...

One week until my due date! And although that sounds sooo close... I don't think its gonna happen. I have been having my weekly appointments and at first my progress was great. I went from 25% effaced at week 36 to 60-70% effaced at week 37. Then.. week 38 threw me a curve ball and decided that no more progress would be required and my daughter still thought it would be tons of fun to not engage in my pelvis. Oh boy is she proving to be a little turkey! I didn't get to see Dr.Adams last week, instead I saw Dr.Dowd. He was really nice, but also not very optimistic about my small pelvis. After he checked me last week he said "Well... I have seen smaller" and gave a small chuckle. Yikes! He also reiterated the point that an induction while she hasn't dropped and I haven't progressed much would not be beneficial at all and would mostly end in c-section. This darn pelvis! So this week (today) I had my appt with Dr.Dowd again because I couldn't get into Dr.Adams, when he checked he said I was dilated to a 1, but everything else was the same. Ugh! What is Addy/Miras deal?! I have given her pep talks, I have used a downward motion when putting on my lotion and I have been sitting on my exercise ball in a manner that should encourage her to drop... yet I still sit here with my daughter all balled up in my hip. What is so darn cool about my hip?! There is one blogger who said she has always imagined that if your baby doesn't want to come out then your uterus must be similar to a fancy hotel. I have been trying to think of what hotel my uterus resembles. Maybe The Fairmont... or Ritz Carlton? Because the way this child acts it certainly isn't like Motel 6 or The Super 8... oh no, it is much nicer than those! Maybe she enjoys the pillow like cushioning in there, who knows!
I feel like it is muy importante to say that I don't mind having a child that likes to stay in my womb, maybe I should take it as a compliment. The only thing that worries me is that I can't deliver too large of a baby. I can't deliver anything in the 8s or up. And Dr.Dowd seemed a little pessimistic about a late 7s baby. I had a photoshoot last week to see how big she was and thankfully she was 6lb 10oz. Which is really good! However, the longer she cooks the bigger she gets. What that means my dear readers is that the clock is ticking. After my appt today I called and left a message with Dr.Adams to call me so I can figure out the plan of care. I just need to know how far they will let me go.... I will update you once I get word from Dr.Adams. I do get to see him next week (Whoo hoo!). Here are a couple pics from the last few weeks.